The stated intent of a range of governments over the past 30 years has been to achieve an emissions reduction target. We failed on all of them. Does that mean the measures aren't working individually? Some of them are working well and some of them aren't, but they're not adding up to enough. That's my main point. If we look at the last few years of emissions, they're hovering around the same amount. Since COVID, they've been hovering around the same amount. This means that, for over 30% of that 40% to 45% target for 2030, there are now only six years left to get all of that 30%-plus in reductions.
The point I'm trying to make is this: To date, the results achieved from all these measures have not added up to enough. More effective measures and probably just more measures will be needed to achieve the goal of 40% to 45% by 2030 and net zero by 2050. We need to redouble our efforts to fight climate change.
